Was asked to post pics of my 2 gallon rotopax mounted on my 630. Your wish is my command. These are temporary pending arrival of my Safari. They could be mounted horizontally too, but I elected vertical to get as much weight as possible down low. View attachment 13678
Are those 2 gallons each, or total? Either way, that should give you some range. Also, will the Wolfman bags tie on over the Rotopax?
Those are two gallons each, and yes, the bags will go over the gas cans. Wolfman provides extensions with the Rotopax mounts just for that. Things get pretty wide that way, but it works fine if you don't need to carry that much gas all the time. The one gallon cans mount the same way and are not nearly as imposing.
Is that an illusion or is the rack bracket closer to the bottom of the can on the left side than right?
It's just the angle of the photo; both sides are the same. The Rotopax mount is located in the middle of the hoops on both sides. The bottom of the cans are not all that much lower than the bottom of the saddlebags. 7.6 gallons....woo hoo!
Looks good, first time I've seen RotoPax side mounted on Husky's for size reference. I think I'll stick w/ the 1 Gallons though
Ok, let's not get catty now....This 630 is a thirsty beast and I have only managed between 29 and 40 mpg. I am counting on 30 plus maybe a little and that is just barely over 200 miles! My WR gets 60! I am feeling distance challenged!
My first long offroading with mine was late last year in Death Valley. We kinda got rained out (snowed out!) so didn't really cover the mileage or routes we had planned. My riding buddy was on a well tuned XR650R. We both had the same rack and Kolpin pax that are 1.5gallons. Mid day we stopped for lunch and decided to dump our pax, we were at 67 miles. Both bikes topped up to exactly full. Go figure! And that was a mix of high and low speed, about 60% offroad, mixed elevation, cool temps. BTW, he expended a CONSIDERABLE amount of effort starting that pig every morning. And he's not a real big guy so he'd leave the thing on a stand and kick and kick and kick to get it started. I kind felt sorry for 'im, but he just loves that thing!
Rather than start a new thread on mounting auxiliary gas cans/tanks, I thought I'd show what I've been up to. I made up the bracket at work, and the 1-1/2 gallon Kolpin fits nicely partially behind the DirtBagz, and partially in the area where my right side muffler used to be. it easily clears the tire, swingarm and rear caliper. Time will tell how it will work out. I am going to replace the socket head bolts with hex heads to spread out the stress a bit.
I'm interested in doing something like this but I'm metalwork-challenged. What kind of material do you use, where do you get it, and what is the best cutting/bending method?
I'm also interested! Is it braced laterally at all? Any movement side to side when you push towards the tire at the bottom of the Kolpin?
No, it's not braced laterally, I wanted to see how it would do without it. I haven't gotten out on the dirt yet, but it's fine on the street. It'll move a bit if you push it, but it didn't vibrate much at all when the bike was running. I imagine it will bend if it takes a hard direct blow in a get off, we'll see. If it doesn't work out, I'll mount the Kolpin on the luggage rack. I'm trying this to keep the weight lower.
Can you post a picture from directly behind the bike to show how it hangs relative to the back wheel?
+1 I like that a LOT. If you crash on it and it bends in against the tire, I imagine you could just pull it back out and keep going. The dirtbagz bars are meant to do the same thing.
That's my hope! Seriously, that's why I went with steel instead of aluminum. While pound for pound aluminum may be stronger, it would be more likely to break than bend in this application. It's a snug fit behind the DirtBagz bar, but it wiggles in there fairly easily.
